Frightened of the lord

Letkol (retired) ML Batubara 68, the retired army, the origin from Balige,North Tapanuli Regency. After the pension he chose live in Denpasar-Bali. He had four children, two married and two more were still going to class and having two grandchildren. He liked to chat and live fully the spirit. To young children he always suggested must know what in wanted as well as strive for by using thoughts and logic. He said had a close relationship with the Lord could help us to have a wise attitude and mature gazed at all the problems of the life. Relationship were also really helped us to hope would everything only to the Lord all along the step in the life in this world

The health was good enough except the last one years he suffered coroner, and now gradually has gotten better.

No Aim of The Actual Life

S.T Nenggolan 66, from Padang Sidimpuan, South Tapanuli Regency. She has merried with Balinese, so that after her husband retired from Officially the Public Works chose to live in Denpasar.

Her husband died in the year 2005.They had four children and five grandchildren. The child's smallest family and a grandchild lived with her. One of the grandchildren lived with her because of the child and the son-in-law, both of them worked in Jakarta. She was happy to take care her grandchild, but he could not go where whatever because she could not take care of the grandchild who was restless.
Tonight if the grandchild has slept she often mused and thought, the obligation has against the child been carried out, lived personally, the health was not better so as to emerge in her thoughts was better died.

To overcome osteoporosis and high cholesterol that for a long time has been suffered, she consultations with the doctor each month. Doctor suggestion she must take medicine for long time.

The Suffering In Elderly

W.Wibowo 68, is a doctor come to Denpasar Bali with his wife attended the surrender 1000 eyes glasses to the primary school student by Rotary Club Bali. Patner international Rotary Club Bali from Japan four people held consultations with him before coming to Bali. The surrender of these eyes glasses was also witnessed by 4 regents who often participated in Project Rotary.

He lived in Purwokerto, Java. He retired from Health Department and he has three children and three grandchild. In elderly often suffered the disturbance of the health, that is bile has been operated on, hepatitis, prostate and bones grew in the foundation of knees. If going descended knees hurt To maintain the health he continued to take medicine, arranged food, rice and meat was restricted as well as often ate fruits and vegetables. Sport was carried out every day by walking.

Tried To Do A Favour

A.Sitanggang 58, a senior officer police that were assigned to Bali for the two times, the origin from the Samosir Regency, North Sumatra. He had three daughters and one grandchild. When raising their children his wife and he, work hard to give them what all chidren need most: a loving, safe and stable home.Their children their first priority and they made sure that they always had nutrition food, quality medical care and good education.

In the development of his career, he was assigned in several areas: Aceh, Kalimantan, Jakarta, Bali and other areas. Did the task and undertook the life he always tried to do a favour and really attention to the peer.

He had helped two students who might not take part in the lecture because of not paying tuition fees. They were helped after in their situation cheque in the Faculty. Several years afterwards they learned that he was assigned in Jakarta,they visited him to send respect and the statement received .He is happy to accept their visit.

The Co-operation Served

Keith Gray, was born on February 4, 1929 (left), lived in Canbera Australia. He has retired from the Department of Forestry. He and the wife were happy with three daughters and three grandchildren. We met and were acquainted in the meeting of Rotary Club of Bali Sanur at Grand Bali Beach Hotel. Three years ago he had gone on holiday with the family to Jogja and Bali.and they liked to go on holiday in Bali.

They (11) from Rotary Club of Canbera Australia co-operated with the Nusa Tenggara Foundation helped the primary school in Kupang, as well as did the motivation training in the studying process - teach for teachers's circle in the class.

Moreover they gave the water tank to the community.They were in Kupang for 8 days. While coming home to Australia they stopped over in Bali for 7 days and they visited several Club of Rotary and visited the tourist attraction and climbed Mount Batur.

Stay Useful

Sudiksa 70, lived in Nusa Dua Bali.He retired from armed forces, and he has five children and fourteen grandchild . The last position was the People's Representative Council Chairman of Bali. His wife has for a long time suffered paralysis

We were acquainted, time visited the wife of the clergyman who was sick in Sanglah Hospital. After the pension he was active as the attendant to a churh in Denpasar and afterwards was appointed to the clergyman.His health was good enough, however he had suffered the disturbance prostate but now has been good.

The long age was the gift from the Lord. The main life law was received and heeded. . Received each incident as the blessing and the lesson for the progress of our spirit. He wanted to stay useful for the peer while still lived

The Life Of The Farmer

Ngelboh Sinuraya 75, lived in the Village of Sarinembah, Karo Regency, North Sumatera. He lived as a farmer with two wives. They had farm land several hectare that partly was planted the durian tree and the citrus fruit. While the rest were planted rice and the second crop. They lived was happy with five children and fifteen grandchildren.

The citrus fruit, rice and the second crop must be given fertiliser, if not results did not satisfy.The price of fertiliser was very high caused the high production cost to make the income of the farmer very low even often the loss.There was no protection in the price of the farmer's production by the government.

His children were full of attention to him so as he felt happy to live in the village. He was very careful accepted help of the life from his children's family to avoid matters that not in wanted.

The healthy life in old age was his hope but the heart suffering coroner makes him undergo the maintenance of the doctor.

Want to live in Bali

Sergey 55, from Moscow. He is a psychologist and has 2 children . He came to Bali every year and learn Indonesian langguage

For the first time he came to Bali with his wife to visit their frend who did business in Bali. And then every year they take holiday to Bali and will leave Bali after 2 or 3 weeks.They love stay in Bali and said that Bali are their second home.

They are happy with Balinese warmth greeting along with their sincere smile and its magnificent culture and great view.. They said that Balinese is very special people.

A Happy Trip

On September 2008, we're joined ten days tour to Turkey. Our groups was 25 people including the Tour Leader. One of elderly participants like us was Dr Hendro Haryono (68) has good sense of humor, retired from Manpower Department and his hobby after his retirement as photographer.

He was participated a photo exhibition held by Bank Indonesia and got the first winner. With his wife who is a Nnotary, Dr. Hendro joined the tour. They are having 2 kids and lived in Jakarta. He was an invalid as an accident result when educated in high school. His health is relatively good.

The tour trip city to city were conducted in 6-7 hours driving but enjoyable because the scenery is very beautiful with wide road and smooth adorned with olive and grape trees as far as eyesight. The trip was also enjoyable because Dr. Hendro always made jokes during the trip. Then we watched belly dancing Turkey's traditional dancing.

The local guide told us that the olive harvested with only shaking the tree and the ripe olive will fall. The most impressive building is a beautiful and big building that built in the fourth century which originally a Church and converted became a Mosque in fifteenth century and converted became a Museum in 1935.

Another interesting place is a Palace that change into a Museum that tell a story of history of ceramic, gold and diamond in many different shapes and another

Life waves

I Nengah Sukerna SH (61 years old) from Singaraja has two children and 5 grandkids. Both of kids are off to their own lives, one works as Sony technician in Jakarta and the other works as technician at a line cruiser at USA. Before his retirement as civil servant at Finance Dept in Ambon. When the riot occurred in Ambon, he was scared and was able to leave his office for a week. After that he was assigned to Jakarta and then 3 months later to Irian Jaya. The left hand is always shaking and getting harder and more frequently and followed by his right hand. After check up he was found out that he had Parkinson disease. After his retirement on 2003 he elected to stay in Denpasar. Even if his hands shaking he still be able to eat alone without using spoon and sleep soundly.

For his medication and treatment he sees his doctor and alternative medication. With this medication and massage therapy his shaking hands is reduced and gone completely. But if his peace of mind disturbed his shaking hands will happen again. He said his post-trauma is difficult to cure

Remembering

Dr Arus Sembiring 70 (right),they had had worked together in a government's hospital. She had lived in Medan and has 5 children that all of them are university graduated and granted with 7 grandkids. All her brood and grandkids are living outside of Medan. Dr Arus Sembiring is a retired from Medan's Health Department Office. Her husband was a surgeon who was passed away in Jerusalem when they conducted a pilgrim journey to there. She takes her life as what life gives to her and now she is living with her maid and her chauffeur. Her daily activities are managing her clinic and exercise at home and sometimes she makes trip to visit her children and grandkids at Jakarta and Palembang. For health she suffered of herpes, but it was cured, but now has another disease that is Parkinson, even though mild level, still disrupt her comforts

Obligations

Made Tampa 71 lived in Mengui Gede, Gianyar regency has 6 children and 12 grandkids, and one of them is lived in Jakarta with his family. He likes to drink a coconut wine a bottle one day. He was a village leader for 25 years, he always went around his village and during his rounds he was always offered a glass of coffee 5 glasses. Recently he has his health deteriorated. He had operation to remove his stone bladder in 2000. his pulmonary illness is cured. What he has now are gout, high cholesterol level and diabetes and he has to diet and on medication. As former village leader, he holds an insurance card and gets free medication and doctor. His hopes are his children and grandchildren are healthy and able to support their parent. Currently he only able to consume porridge

To Lighten The Burden

Sem Tarigan 69, from Delitua, Deliserdang regency, North Sumatera . He came to Bali with his wife to visit his brother that assigned in Bali as Priest in Denpasar. He has 4 kids and seven grandkids, he work at his transportation company and his wife is a health office retirement.

In 2004, he had narrow coronary arteries in his heart, which forced him to have surgeon to place a ring in his artery. The surgery cost is has a half percent reduction because his wife was a health officer retired, then he had to have appendicitis operation and in the same year he had the first sign of prostate symptom and when he was USG-ed doctor found that in his bladder a bunch of stones. According to his doctor he had to have another operation, because those little stones cannot be shot. Because he just recovered from appendicitis surgery he delayed his bladder operation. To have second opinion, he went to Penang Malaysia . From the check-up, the shooting bladder stones can be done along with prostate operation.

And he sold one of his transportation vehicles to pay the operation and to minimize his routines the transportation company he handed over to his right hand.

Doing alone

Radu Sinuraya 68,from Karo Regency, North Sumatera.She has five childrens, one son and four daughters, two of them live in Jakarta,one in Magelang and the rest live in Medan, with 12 grandchildren. She was a retired officer from health department and chose to live in Medan. Her husband was deceased in February 2008. Her health generally good except for hypertension. She had suffered for many years and been taking drugs for it.

Her way of thinking to living happy in the old days is accepted what life offered

Her daily routine is enjoy her life to do alone her petrol business in Medan

Orangery As a Heart Ease.

Jaman Baru 66, From Kabanjahe, Karo Regency, North Sumatera is a civil servant retirement. He has 4 kids, two of each with 7 grandkids. His family is scattered 2 lived in Medan, one in Pematang Siantar and another in Rantau Perapat.

He had the diabetes mellitus for long time and he had to supervise his diet and discipline to his medication. As his exercise he was active in his Orangery. He has 1000 trees of orange. However the price of fertilizer is so high but the orange price is so low, which cause the production is not balanced with maintenance cost, so he conducted selected trees to be down and now he only has 400 trees. Aside his diabetic he also has mandibularis gland swelling. To have his health in good condition he always consulted with his doctor and visited his family and he felt happy with his orangery and his grandkids.

Experience Life

Geminte 72, from Sarinembah village, Munte County, Karo Regency, North Sumatera. Have 5 children, 3 boys and 2 daughters with 16 grandchildren. After finished his elementary school in 1953 as bus driver, and since 1956 he lived in Medan and worked as town transportation driver. He continued working as driver until his father passed away in 1985 after that he opened a soft drink and cigarettes shop. After his mother passed away he was inherited from her one hectare durian and mangosteen plantation. The plantation is managed by his son which also a teacher while the shop is still he managed helped by his youngest kid.

His health is not so good. One of his kidneys is not working, but hasnot operated as doctor suggested. He often suffocated and hard to breath. To keep his health he consulted to doctor in Penang, Malaysia. His expectation that before him return to his Creator, he will not too suffered. He is active member of Pantecosta Church Council.

Willing To Work

Joko Susanto (64), from Surabaya, East Java, after he retired from agriculture quarantine officer, he definite lived in Srabaya.He has 4 grandchildren from 4 children.His health is fit enough. He told the good ways to living healthy that include healthy living, proper diet and exercise.

Eating healthy is a great way to help prevent desease from occuring. There are many types of diets that have been developed that implement low cholestrol and low fat food.

Exercise can be a very important weapon to increase muscle tone, and optimize cardiovascular health.

After his retirement, he worked as a fumigation consult. As long as he still productive, he always willing to work to fulfill their needs for their old days

Living Closer With Family

AA Napitupuluh,born June 16 1946 and wife, Dhinaria Mangunsong 56, from Pematang Siantar North Sumatera. After he retired they stayed at Surabaya. They have only 1 kid and 3 grandkids they all live in Philadelphia, USA. His health is relatively good.

After his retirement they were live at Philadelphia for 7 years and just returned back to Surabaya early 2008. The last three months were spent to visit their relatives in Balige, Medan, Kisaran and Jakarta. In their visits their family was expected souvenirs from USA and they are prepared. To live their old age, he wanted to live close with his relatives in Pematang Siantar.

Have The Courage To Fight For The Right

Nurani 73, from Batangsarangan Langkat regency, North Sumatera and her husband was passed away couple years ago. She has 7 children and 12 grandkids. Her health is generally good and she lived with her husband’s pension and her income from flower selling. Closed to her village there is a National Park that in 1993 the border line of the Park was submitted into the forestry environment by Forestry Department. Because the action objected by the villagers, the local government of Langkat regency discuss the matter with the Forestry Department which resulted that the land acquired by Forestry Department will be reimbursed or returned back to the villagers. However there’s no realization and the villagers make a suit to the local court. The villagers requested Nurani to stand for them in the court. She won in the local court of Langkat regency and at high court in North Sumatera however in Supreme Court on July 2008 released the break decision. She did not understand what the meaning of the Supreme Court’s decision. Her principle in life is one should be honest and courage to finish the work.

Receiving God’s Blessing

Albert Talise, born 1931 (77), was from Sangir Talaud, North Sulawesi.
Have four sons and one daughter with 10 grandchildren. Two of his son work as Council at Maranatha Church and one is become Reverend which on duty at Pakanbaru, Riau Province. He was good soccer player in Flores and that why he was appointed as police officer in 1949.

After his retirement he chose to stay in Denpasar and work as security
officer for 20 years at several hotels in Bali. Aside that he dedicated
his life as Church councilors of GPIB since his 45 years old until now.
On the last election as councilors he was 77 years old and he was prayed
if God willing, he was ready to fulfill his duty. To maintain his health
he consulted his doctor to control his arthritis, acid stomach, and
gout. He thanked God for giving him long life to enjoy.

*Comfort Life*

*Sumiran 60, *from Jogyakarta and moved to Bali in 1980 as civil servanfor Empowerment Office. Has 3 children, 2 son and one daughter two of
them have finished their studies in Flight College and work at El Tari
Airport in NTT and the last one still studying in Law Faculty at
Jogyakarta and all the expenses and tuition fee paid by her two elder
children. She has one grandchild. She suffered diabetes since 2000 and
she regularlu consult her doctor and diet and walk for her daily
exercise half an hour. She said that the happiness only can be achieved
if one’s health is good, and good relation with family and all life
comfort filled. To keep her comfort and daily expenses, her pension and
her children capital, she opened a food shop at her home.

Osteoporosis

Ms. Ngurah Oka 82 years old, is the wife of the Udayana University's former Rector Prof. Ngurah Oka. Prof. Ngurah Oka was deceased in 2002. Met at the commemoration of National Geriatric on 29 May 2008 at Bali's Legislation Hall. She has 8 children, two of them live in Jakarta, one in Surabaya and the rest live in Bali. With 19 grandchildren. She lives alone with a housemaid. Her children and grandchildren visit her everyday. Her health generally good except for osteoporosis and cataract. Her right knee had been replaced with artificial bone in 1995 and her left knee is replaced in 1996, while her hipbones were replaced each in 2001 and 2002. prior her hipbone replacement she had to use wheelchair for 3 years, after that she can walk using a cane. Her cataract will be operated sooner. She live the life with cheerfulness and always asked her friends to holiday abroad.

Speech

Dr Julius Daniel Tanasale 66, from Ambon, Maluku Province lives in North Kuta,Badung Regency, Bali. He has three married and independent children and one grandchildren.

He is an internist from University of Indonesia and then he studied tropical disease and hygiene at University of Mahidol, Bangkok, Thailand. Before he retired as government doctor he worked at East Timor Leste. He was very concerned about his patients conditions.

We met at Prodia Laboratorium when he made a presentation about heart coroner disease and cholesterol. While he speech, he sometimes talked about his experienced during his studied at university and when he participated at health seminar in overseas.

He has a very good health and loves to sing.He expects to have a long life.

To Go Into Recess

Allan Starr 54 ( left ), from Australia. He has 4 children and 4 granchildren. They have bussines of cement industry. For the first time he came to Bali whith his wife to visit their frend who did business in Bali. And then every year they take holiday to Bali and will leave Bali after 2 or 3 weeks.They love stay in Bali and said that Bali are their second home.

They are happy with Balinese warmth greeting along with their sincere smile and its magnificent culture and great view. They said that Balinese is very special people.
He and his family were quite healthy without any health trouble.

Care Of Life Balance

Parwoto 82 years old, from Sukabumi, West Java. His father is Javanesse and his mother is Sundanesse.After he retired as a lecture from Literature Faculty of Udayana Univercity Denpasar, in 1995, he lives permanenly in Batu Bulan, Badung Regency, Bali.He has four children and four grandchildren. Every month he goes to geriatric policlinik for health consultation. He has suffered from diabetes and always take a medicine.To take care of his health he arranged his food, sport and medicine regularly.

He choose to live in Bali because all of his friends are live in Bali, however, if he returns to Sukabumi he becomes foreigner.

Waiting For Healthy Life

Nikam Ginting 69 years old from Pancur Batu, Deli Serdang Regency.He has four children and 4 grandchildren.Two of his children live in Bali.The others live in Jakarta and Kabanjahe. Periodically, he visited all his children one by one.

He visited his daughter who has been delivering a baby in Bali.

For all his life he has never had any serious illness except prostate which makes his sleep disturbed.

He wished for not to suffer health deteriorated before he face the God. And all of his children has had knowledge to use and developed in order to face the life.

Inheritance

Reverend Enoh Tarigan 64 from Tanjung Barus, Karo Regency. He has three sons and one of them is married and granted him 2 grandchildren. The second son had been finished his study of Agricultural Faculty of Pajajaran University at Bandung but have not work yet and the third son still at school studying Theology at Jogyakarta. It is expected his study will be finished this year. The reverend is retired in Medan but his service is still required in Denpasar since this May 2008.

His health is good enough and to his sons he told them that he did not have material wealth to be inherited for them but knowledge for them to use and developed in order to face the life.

High Tolerance

Margono, 73 years old from Jogya and has 4 married children and granted him 4 grandchildren. He was retired from teaching job in 2000 but still actively teach for some certain program at Literature Faculty of Udayana University in Denpasar. He suffered coronary heart disease for long time even though his doctor suggested to have surgery he still has his doubt. He has his medication everyday and consulted with his doctor once a month. He loves lived in Bali because Balinese people has high tolerance to other race and people that live in Bali too.

Be Happy With Grandchildren

S. Sembiring 65 years old, from Karo Regency.He has four married children with seven grandchildren.Retired From Indonesian Armed Force and lived in Bandung.He visited his daughter in-law who has been delivering a baby in Bali.

His health is quiet well, but he has bronchitis which is getting better and his doctor advised him to continue his medication to avoid any attack.
Beside of that both of his foot were swollen and pained when he walks and can’t use his shoes.

His daily routine is enjoyed his life with visiting his children and grandchildren in Jakarta, Denpasar and Bandung. Once in a month he has a family gathering.

Keep Working.

Nyoman Karwan 76 years old and his wife 71, has four grandchildren from two married daughters. One of his married daughter with his son in-law, and his grandchildren living together with them. That makes him and his wife happy because his son in law becomes his son, and they are busy taking care of their grandchild.

Two of his grandchildren are working in Carnival Cruise in USA. Each grandchildren has sent a $1,000.00 per month quarterly in a year to him to renovated his house and the temple.

He is a farmer and rearing frog
For all his life he has never had any serious illness and just arthritis and hard to listen.

His hope and wishes is to keep working and to take care of his health.

Enjoy The Life

Made Surya Kusuma 64 years old (16 December 1944), lives in Singaraja, Buleleng regency, Bali. He was retired from Caltex Company at Pekanbaru, Riau Province. Has two sons and one daughter. All his children has finished their school and become a scholar. One of his son is working at software company in USA and another one works at CityBank Jakarta while his daughter still looking for work.

His shoulder is pained when raised up and made very difficult to wear his clothes. His pained shoulder had been occurred 30 years ago and healed with shinshe medication and aside of that he also suffers gouts. His daily routine is enjoy his life with reading and traveling.

Become A Paragon

Nyoman Adnyana 73 years old ( 15 April 1935 ) ,lives at Sempidi, Badung regency, Bali. He has 3 children and one grandchild.

With kite festival he was be able to have trip around Europe. The last time he and his wife was invited by a Swedish doctor to visit Sweden. His health condition is generally good and there's no health concerns. Until now he was keep active as tennis instructor for children under 10 years old.

In his old age he wants to be a good paragon and able to give something for the next generation especially the cultures.

Homemaker Lady

Suarsih 66, from Cianjur West Java Province. Born of a soldier family in Ujung Pandang (south Sulawesi) and also married to an army officer. She always accompanied her husband as a homemaker. They have 8 children, two deceased. And they have 20 grandchildren. She was glad and happy as a homemaker and duing her duty to her husband and nurturing and cherished their children. All children already married. And the seventh child live together with her in Denpasar. Her husband last duty was a legislative member in Maumere, Nusa Tenggara Timur Province. She suffered from hypertension and consult to her doctor every month. Her health is keep in shape with good diet and exercising 3-4 times a week.

Difficult But Happy

Prof. IB Rata 69 and his wife Adri 66, we were met in Geriatric policlinic Sanglah Hospital. And while we waited for our turn for consultation with a doctor, we discussed about disease and family.

They were English Lecturer in Udayana University Literature Faculty. As a teacher he was happy and glad could be a Professor. Has 4 children, three married and one still single. He has 10 grandchildren.

He suffered from diabetes and heart stroke. His health is not 100 percent cured. His right leg still hurts and his hands shaking and bothering him when he tried to write. With his age getting older, there's a lot disease bothering while the medical fee is getting higher. His wife suffered from hypertension blood.

Even though earned high ranked in the civil servant strata after the retirement must arrange the life. They are able to enjoy the life happily and recreation and strolling are their regular exercises.

Close to God

Zamhuri 58, a Blue Bird taxi driver for 19 years. Lived in Tangerang and has 4 children of both sexes. To return back to Denpasar he took me with his taxi to the Cengkareng Airport. In June this year, he will retire from his job and will have retirement pension amount of Rp.9.000.000.
He dreamed to be flown on an airplane. After he receiving his pension wages and retirement, he plans to have holiday to Bali with his wife and fly on an airplane and will stay in cheap hotel in Bali. He is relatively healthy only suffer from descending rectum and gout. After his retirement he will continue to drive to take his children to school and devoted his time for his faith. He hoped that when his time arrive to return to God, he will not too suffer.

Getting older is getting more health afflictions

Ibrahim 76, an Army Officer retiree from Jakarta, with 6 children and 19 grandchildren. In his reminiscence during his assignment he decided that one of his favored assignment was as the Indonesia President's guard between 1969 -1980. Then moved to Bali and lastly to Larantuka, Flores a fraught and quiet region from 1987 until his retirement in 1992. After his retirement he chose to live in Denpasar, until his 70^th birthday he rarely has serious health problem, after that he caught diabetes but can be treated until he well again, and have a tension and petrified and collapsed for 15-30 minutes, when regained his consciousness everyone peered down him. This condition occurred for one year, until his neurologist cured him. Recently he consulting to geriatric clinic often because his headache, cough and hard to breath. To keep his health he exercising with walk every two days for 3-4 km. He wished for not too suffer health deteriorated before he face the God.

Tour To Bali.

Haji Hairul Alisa otherwise Rusmiati, 66 from Bantur, District Bantur, Malang Regency. I met her at Sukawati and we were talking about family.She joined to travel one night tour to Bali.Her group consist of 60 people included one guide.Rianto, her husband was died at 73 years old in 2005 .She has 9 children, 14 grandchildren,6 great-great parents.
She is quite healthy and her health trouble was only leg sleep which already recovery when she’s walking.She fill her spare time with opened a batik business.Keep her health fit, she fasted in monday and thursday

Spare Time

Roy Simmonds 63, with his wife come from Swiss take holiday for the second times to Bali.During the whole time in Bali they stay at friend’s villa.

They visited tourism destination and they have enjoyed with the beautiful land,
fantastic culture and friendly people.
They said that Balinese is very special people.

Next years they will be back to Bali for holidays.

Old Days Activities

Levi E Clain,Q.C. 71 and His wife Denise Levesave a retired lawyer from America. Each spring they lived in Toronto, Canada and every winter they spent in Hawaii, USA. They have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. After his retirement, the pair decided to have trip around the world, and first they went to Latin America. Early December 2007 they take holiday to Bali and will leave Bali in the middle of April 2008 right off to Santiago, Chile. They are happy with Balinese warmth greeting along with their sincere smile and its magnificent culture and great view. While they holidaying, they also introduce a mechanical milk cow. With a 4 kilogram of soya can be produced 30 liter of soya milk in an hour and the machine can be used 8 hours per day. The aim is that to provide undernourished children can drink soya milk with cheap price and high protein nourishment. Levi's quite healthy without any health trouble.

Honesty and Sincerity

Nekel Depari 65 years old, a farmer from Seberaya village—Karo Regency, visited her niece whose husband just passed away. Nekel’s husband was also died in 2000. She has 4 children; 3 sons and a daughter with 10 grandchildren. She manage orange plantation with 400 orange trees and she bequeathed 300 trees for her 3 sons and the left is for her daily expenses. Her house is lived by her youngest son and she taken residence with her oldest son. She is quite healthy and her health trouble was only cataract which already operated in 2004. Her wishes is good relationship between her family members, and all family members should love and serve each other with honest and sincerity to enlighten the burden's weigh.

Activities in the old age

Leo Asa, was sitting beside me in one table when I attended a seminar in Denpasar. He was born in Semarang on August 13, 1931 (76 yo), married a Toraja woman. He was retired from Pertamina in 1986 and lived in Nusa Dua, Bali. After his retirement, he had worked for Nurtanio in Bandung and in 2000 he started to farming capsicum (paprika). After the Bali Bombing in 2002, his capsicum marketing was affected and he could not continue his capsicum farming. Until now, he still invited by institutions as keynote speaker. His health is good and haven't the old age diseases (symptoms) and he tries to keep active and his brain works

Joint Humanity Project

Ron K 57 (left), along with his wife Kathy K and other 19 people of his group came to Bali to see the possibility to build a joint humanity project in Bali. Prior arrived in Bali, they visited Aceh, Jakarta, Jogyakarta dan Surabaya. In the 7 days of visit from 21 to 28 January 208. Through 25 January the group split into 4 and inspected the region that has possibility to joint humanity project. Ron K and his wife along with 2 others of the group visit the 3 km drinking water pipeline project in order to supply water to 908 family in Tajen village, Penebel, Tabanan. Furthermore,we informed that many villages in Bali still haven't the luxury to drink good water. By the way, Ron K and wife was very fit to visit the location.

Maintain Good Health with Normal Life.

Warjijo 68, an Army retired. Live in Denpasar since 1961 with 6 children and 7 grandchildren. His wife had had passed away in 2001 and now he lives with his oldest and youngest children.

He is painstakingly control his health to his doctor so that he can anticipate earlier if any health problem he might have. Recently his doctor declared that he had a very tiny gallstone, but not too dangerous. He also have a prostate problem and caused him hard to pee. His ongoing medication is his hypertension. His eyesight also had been corrected because he had cataract minor surgery. And his doctor said that minor health problem is normal for a man of his age.

He still be able to ride bicycle for 30-40 kilometers per day which he routinely have twice a week. Beside that he attends heart aerobic gymnastic and elderly gymnastic exercises every Saturday and Sunday. His daily routines are nursing his grandchildren and cultivate his garden. He avoid any stress and avoid any difficulty in his thinking so that he can live quietly and happily. He also consume a lot of vegetables and fruit and denied meat and any fries to keep his body healthy.

Just Holiday

Dan Erickson 59, and his wife Gayle Erickson lived in Wiscounsin, USA, has two daughters. He had retired from Educational Department. They visited Bali for holidays as long as one month.He said that Bali has been a very welcoming country.

Dan and his wife Gayle have enjoyed the beautiful land and friendly people.

Next years they will be back to Bali for two months.

Visiting The Ailing Son

Usaha Ginting 59, from Karo regency and lived in Jakarta. He has two children, one son and one daughter. Both still at school. He came to Bali to visit his son who fell sick with dengue fever and was treated in Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar. He was worried with how the thrombosis number is decreasing rapidly. To increase his son thrombosis beside doctor's medication he also gave his son dates juice and the result was very satisfying.

Usaha Ginting's health is relevantly good and only have hypertension for his ailing. His hypertension is on the better and his doctor advised him to continue his medication to avoid any attacks. He works in a travel agency for ticketing.

Working as a Driver

Sumardi 59, from Buton Island, Sulawesi. After finished his education in machinery technical high school he worked at Pelni company. Then he married and works as taxi driver in Jakarta. He lived in Rangkas Bitung. On July this year, he will be 60 years old and according to the company rules, he will retire as taxi driver which he had worked for 24 years. He was happy to work as a taxi driver, because he was able to know many people. For all his life he never been have any serious illness and just flu. To keep his health, he consumed a lot of vegetable and fish. He has 5 children and four of them were married and gave him 4 grandchildren. After his retirement he is going to plant banana and rearing ducks.

Retirement Life

Daniel Suek (67), from Kupang East Nusa Tenggara, lived in Denpasar, Bali after his retirement as an army.
Has 2 unmarried sons each 39 years old and 37 years old. He felt happier when he was on duty to guard army of Indonesian first President Soekarno. His health is good except for his hypertension which controlled with medication and routinely visit his doctor once a month. He keep his health good with jogging for 30 minutes everyday.
He served as honorary member in his Church and live as the life offered

Love God And Love Others

Mrs. Dollar Ginting, (78), is lived with her son in Tiga Lingga, Dairi, North Sumatera. Has one son, seven daughters and 20 grandchildren and 18 grand-grand children. She was left for Denpasar to treat her haemorrhoids and waist pain which occasionally spread through out her left leg and caused her hard to walk. And she had had been tried to have some medical treatments but no avail.

But after 6 times visited her doctor in Klungkung, her condition was better. When her husband was died, her 4 children was unmarried yet and she had to work hard to enroll her children to school and she prayed to the God for His blessings and all her children married off well.

She advise others that to live the years of life with closely attached to God and live happily.